Minnesota United FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Minnesota United FC vs Austin FC — MLS at Allianz Field.
- Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Assistant 1 Chris Wattam
- Assistant 2 Adam Wienckowski
5 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 10.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Austin FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 May | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Apr | Los Angeles FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Apr | FC Dallas | A | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Apr | Portland Timbers | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | San Diego FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 May | St. Louis City | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–5 | L |
| 18 Apr | Toronto FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 11 Apr | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Minnesota United FC | Austin FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | Position | #29 |
| 24 | Points | 17 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 6 / 6 / 6 | W / D / L | 4 / 5 / 9 |
| 20 | Scored | 22 |
| 25 | Conceded | 36 |
| -5 | GD | -14 |
| 1.33 | PPG | 0.94 |
| 33% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
46%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
46%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
Minnesota United FC this season
28%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Austin FC are 29th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
6/13
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Minnesota United FC
| Kelvin Yeboah | 8 G |
Austin FC
| Myrto Uzuni | 6 G | |
| Christian Ramirez | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome Austin FC for this crunch clash at Allianz Field.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 14' The Albania Myrto Uzuni breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 0-1!
- 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 22' Against the run of play, Tomas Chancalay has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 27' Mikkel Desler has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jefferson Diaz on 29.
- 34' Minnesota United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 39' Morris Duggan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' Nectarios Triantis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
- 42' Tomas Chancalay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
- 47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 52' Jefferson Diaz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 282 appearances.
- 57' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 62' Jon Gallagher, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 67' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Guilherme Biro made 132 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Minnesota United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 8
- 12
- 5
- 9
- 30
- 25
- 13
- 2
- 23
- 28
Bench
- 10
- 20
- 15
- 7
- 27
- 1
- 33
- 29
- 18
Coach
Cameron Knowles
Austin FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 21
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 17
- 3
- 29
- 11
- 30
Bench
- 9
- 23
- 14
- 15
- 8
- 33
- 12
- 19
- 20
Coach
Nico Estevez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Franco Fragapane | 4 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 4 |
| Diego Fagundez | 2 |
| Adrien Hunou | 1 |
| Diego Rubio | 1 |
| Joaquin Pereyra | 1 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 1 |
| Anthony Markanich | 1 |
Head to Head
Minnesota United FC Form
2026-05-10
Minnesota United FC
0–1
Austin FC
L
2026-05-02
Columbus Crew SC
0–0
Minnesota United FC
D
2026-04-25
Minnesota United FC
0–1
Los Angeles FC
L
2026-04-23
FC Dallas
0–1
Minnesota United FC
W
2026-04-19
Minnesota United FC
2–0
Portland Timbers
W
2026-04-12
San Diego FC
1–2
Minnesota United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 3
1.47
Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
Austin FC xG
I would bet for:
Minnesota United FC or Draw 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Austin FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Minnesota United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Austin FC
58%
Minnesota United FC or Austin FC
71%
Half-Time Result
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC
| Handicap | Minnesota United FC covers | Push | Austin FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 22% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 16% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
24%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.